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Leading Private Label Manufacturer of Canned Produce Plans To Implement CDC Softwares CDC Factory Solution at its Four Plant Network
Tuesday 15. September 2009 - CDC Factory to Help Pacific Coast Producers Meet Surging Consumer Demand for Private Label Products during the Ongoing Recession
CDC Software Corporation (NASDAQ: CDCS), a global provider of enterprise software applications and services, announced today that Pacific Coast Producers, a leading manufacturer of private label canned produce, plans to implement CDC Factory at its distribution center in California to meet the increased consumer demand for private label products during the ongoing recession.
Headquartered in Lodi, California, Pacific Coast Producers was founded in 1971 as a cooperative to support produce growers in California during the 1970s and now processes and packs a variety of produce including apricots, pears, tomatoes, grapes and peaches in its four plant network located in Lodi, Oroville and Woodland, California. Implementation of CDC Factory is expected to begin at the Lodi Distribution Center in the fourth quarter of 2009.
As a key supplier to many market-leading retail and food service providers, Pacific Cost Producers faces the challenges of increasing production volume while minimizing significant capital expenditures and maintaining high quality standards. As a result, Pacific Coast Producers is undertaking various strategic initiatives that are expected to help unlock hidden capacity and improve performance at their plants quickly and cost-efficiently. After a comprehensive evaluation process of CDC Factory and other market-leading ERP and MES vendors, Pacific Coast Producers chose CDC Factory to help drive performance improvements by reducing manufacturing costs and identifying the hidden capacity available within their existing plant network. A benchmark study, completed by consultants of CDC Factory and the project team at Pacific Coast Producers, identified $1.2 million of potential direct labor savings at one single facility site alone.
“We see CDC Factory as an essential part of our strategy to become an even lower cost producer quickly and efficiently,” said Dan Sroufe, vice president of Operations at Pacific Coast Producers. “In order for us to keep pace with the increased demand for private label products, it is essential that we have real-time transparency on our performance and that real-time information is delivered to workers so they can take immediate action. We also liked CDC Factorys pre-packaged functionality and implementation framework which is expected to have us up and running quickly and deliver ROI much faster than traditional systems on the market.”
“We are delighted that CDC Factory will help Pacific Coast Producers meet the increasing demand from cost conscious consumers for private label products,” said Mark Sutcliffe, president of CDC Factory product line, CDC Software. “CDC Factory offers a back-to-basics solution that can help lower production costs, improve margins and deliver rapid performance improvements throughout a plant. This not only helps meet the needs of food manufacturers during this recession, but also the expected challenges foreseen in the recovery period.”
By using CDC Factory, Pacific Coast Producers is expected to drive improvements in labor utilization and increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and throughput. CDC Factory manages production operations in real time and records results of all activities in terms of rate, yield, utilization, and unit cost. This information, including production schedules, accurate OEE and per-unit cost data, at a stock keeping unit (SKU) and production line level, is presented instantaneously in a relevant and easy to understand format to factory workers which enables them to make timely adjustments and measure immediate improvements on the plant floor. This also stimulates accountability and provides production managers with detailed performance statistics and root causes of efficiencies for their end-of-shift meetings. CDC Factory also provides senior managers and executives with transparent visibility into production performance on any line throughout their operations.